social contract theory. His ideas had enormous influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy‚ and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and contributors to liberal theory. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau‚ many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers‚ as well as the American Revolutionaries. This influence is reflected in the American Declaration of Independence. Locke’s theory of mind is often cited as the origin for modern conceptions
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Humanism The introduction of the concept of humanism greatly affected the Renaissance. The Humanistic influence shaped Renaissance art‚ writing‚ education and thinkers‚ its ideas were spread among all aspects of life. Machiavelli’s writings during the Renaissance were also affected by the ideas of humanism. His ideas reflect the thoughts of humanism in the way he thought governments and societies should be organized. Humanism’s influence on art was very obvious‚ it
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friends are priceless as sounding boards for your stream of thought and rational thinking. To learn more see: The Re-Discovery of Common Sense. Arrogance and Intolerance Arrogance and intolerance are not welcome in the mind of the true critical thinker. They are recognized for what they are and kept to a minimum. Arthur Ide‚ who is the editor of my first two books once said to
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In the biography above‚ not all details of my life were put down‚ but those small and large critical events in my life identify who I am today. I am a first generation Taiwanese and daughter of two Taiwanese parents. I am an older sister to my younger sister‚ who is three years younger than me‚ and to Jacob‚ my six-year old little brother who apparently is a miniature Schnauzer. I am a very family oriented person and I strive to become a family practice/ internal medicine physician in the future
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right brained thinker or left brained thinker? It has been more and more about in the past half a century for psychologists. Our daily actions and thoughts revolve around our brains and the obvious vital function it does for our bodies. You may be very shocked at the idea that this is only a theory amongst scientists and that our brains far surpass many so called suggestions on how it works. Is there such a thing as a right brained thinker as compared to a left brained thinker? Our brain
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design a digital computer‚ Turing found happiness in solving what others considered impossible or unbreakable. He was an eccentric and solitary man‚ never satisfied with what is but constantly striving to figure out what is to come. Mathematical Thinker
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The Sociology Imagination Each person is a result of their social context- the social environment that influences one’s life- and the sociological imagination- the ability to think systematically about how personal problems are societies issues. The sociological imagination takes into account‚ not only the social context‚ but also the historical context‚ or the demeanor of a certain time. Both of these sociological ideas‚ social context and the sociological imagination‚ affect our lives and characteristics
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The doers are often referred to as the worker bees and the thinkers are those that are the brains behind the scenes. However‚ a thinker who never became a doer has no foundation. For example‚ a person who has ever listened to someone map out an idea or try to communicate a strategy‚ just witnessed lack of doing which presents an opportunity for failure
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components. Major structuralist thinkers include Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener. The focus of structuralism was on reducing mental processes down into their most basic elements. Structuralists used techniques such as introspection to analyze the inner processes of the human mind. b) Functionalism - Functionalism formed as a reaction to the theories of the structuralist school of thought and was heavily influenced by the work of William James. Major functionalist thinkers included John Dewey and
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse A woodlouse is a crustacean with a rigid‚ segmented‚ long exoskeleton and fourteen jointed limbs. Woodlice form the suborderOniscidea within the order Isopoda‚ with over 3‚000 known species. The woodlouse has a shell-like exoskeleton‚ which it must progressively shed as it grows. The moult takes place in two stages; the back half is lost first‚ followed two or three days later by the front. This method of moulting is different from that of most arthropods
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